Premier Padel 2026 Majors recap: Coello and Tapia sweep Rome and Paris, women's titles shared

Two Majors of the 2026 Premier Padel season have now been played, in Rome in early June and at Roland Garros in September, and Arturo Coello and Agustín Tapia won both men's titles. The women's crowns were shared: Delfi Brea and Gemma Triay retained their title in Rome, while Ari Sánchez and Andrea Ustero claimed their first Major together in Paris.

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Qatar postponed, Kuwait promoted

The season was meant to open its Major programme in Doha from 6 to 11 April, but Premier Padel and the International Padel Federation (FIP) postponed the Qatar Major because of the conflict in the region. As of mid-October, the official FIP calendar still lists it as postponed, with no new dates.

To make up for the lost ranking points and prize money, the tour reshuffled its calendar: the Pretoria event was upgraded from P2 to P1, and the Kuwait tournament (26–31 October) from P1 to Major. "These tournament upgrades have been made with our players front of mind," Premier Padel chief executive David Sugden said in the tour's announcement. The season therefore still contains four Majors: Italy, Paris, Kuwait and Mexico.

Rome: the No 1s restore order

At the Foro Italico, top seeds Coello and Tapia beat Ale Galán and Fede Chingotto 7-5 7-6 in the men's final of the Italy Major. Galán and Chingotto had won the two previous editions in Rome and had beaten the world No 1s in four straight meetings, according to Premier Padel. The result sent Coello and Tapia back to the top of the season Race, extended their run to 23 consecutive finals, and made Coello the first player to reach ten Premier Padel Major titles.

The women's final was just as decisive. Brea and Triay beat Sánchez and Ustero 6-1 7-5, breaking twice late in the second set after their opponents had recovered from 4-2 down. Sánchez and Ustero had reached the final through what Premier Padel described as the longest match in its history. For Triay, the title ended a painful run: "Winning this tournament is hugely important for us after losing five consecutive finals," she told the FIP.

Paris: a fourth straight Roland Garros title

The Paris Major finished on Sunday 13 September in front of a tournament-record 81,000 spectators over the week. The men's final was the closest match of either Major: Coello and Tapia took the first set 6-3, lost the second 6-4 and trailed by a break in the third. Galán and Chingotto served for the title, were broken back, and lost the tie-break 7-1. It gave Coello and Tapia their fourth Paris title in a row and their second Major of 2026.

The women's final was one-sided. Third seeds Sánchez and Ustero beat fourth seeds Claudia Fernández and Martina Calvo 6-2 6-0 in 71 minutes, without facing a break point. "I couldn't have chosen a better way to win my first Major," Ustero told the FIP. Fernández and Calvo, playing only their fourth tournament together, had knocked out top seeds Triay and Brea 6-4 6-2 in the semi-finals.

What it means, and what is next

Coello and Tapia are unbeaten in Majors this year, and Galán and Chingotto have lost both Major finals to them, which goes a long way to explaining the gap between the two pairs at the top of the rankings. The women's picture is more open: four different pairs reached the two Major finals, and no pair won both.

The remaining Majors come quickly. Kuwait hosts the third of the season from 26 to 31 October, and the Mexico Major in Acapulco follows from 23 to 29 November, before the Premier Padel Finals in Barcelona from 10 to 13 December. Each Major winner earns 2,000 Race points, so both titles will weigh heavily on who finishes the year as No 1.